Table 5.
Reasons Why Respondents Did Not Seek Professional Assistance
| Total |
African Americans |
Black Caribbeans |
Non-Hispanic Whites |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | χ2 | |
| Thought problem would get better by itself | 25.7 | 109 | 33.9 | 77 | 16.9 | 15 | 20.5 | 17 | 5.39** |
| Felt better | 7.4 | 29 | 5.9 | 15 | 7.3 | 8 | 8.5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| Problem did not really bother respondent much | 5.7 | 34 | 7.5 | 16 | 14.9 | 12 | 3.8 | 6 | 2.23 |
| Wanted to solve problem alone | 24.5 | 86 | 16.2 | 35 | 35.2 | 28 | 29.8 | 23 | 4.08* |
| Did not think that professionals would help | 12.0 | 46 | 11.7 | 26 | 10.3 | 11 | 12.3 | 9 | 0.02 |
| Could not afford it; too expensive | 1.0 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Talked to friend, relative | 5.4 | 24 | 4.1 | 11 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.3 | 7 | 0.49 |
| Did not need help | 5.9 | 24 | 9.2 | 16 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.7 | 3 | 1.57 |
| Turned to God for help | 2.4 | 11 | 4.9 | 9 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 3.83* |
| Worried about what others would think | 1.0 | 4 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | -- |
| Did not know where to go for help | 0.4 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Embarrassed to talk about problem | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 2.8 | 3 | -- |
| Did not want help | 0.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Too young, problem occurred when child | 2.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| Dislike doctors, afraid | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Financial | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Percentages are weighted; frequencies are unweighted.
*
p<.05
**
p<.01